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Lars Ulrich

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Metallica's Hetfield Hospitalized, Spinal Tap Rolls On

    Metallica.comTime to Turn the Page? Metallica's James Hetfield New Music Express has reported that that Metallica's James Hetfield was hospitalized for "a stomach bug and dehydration," forcing a cancellation of a March 8 Stockholm show .This latest health-related incident parallels a similar incid ... More >>

  • Music

    December 17, 2008

    Metallica: Metal heroes once more

    Metallica.comTime to Turn the Page? Metallica's James Hetfield New Music Express has reported that that Metallica's James Hetfield was hospitalized for "a stomach bug and dehydration," forcing a cancellation of a March 8 Stockholm show .This latest health-related incident parallels a similar incid ... More >>

  • Music

    September 17, 2008

    Metallica

    Death Magnetic (Warner Bros.)

  • Home Entertainment

    December 12, 2007

    Almost Famous

    It's never been easier to start your own (fake) band.

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007

    Poets Invade S.F.

    It's never been easier to start your own (fake) band.

  • Calendar

    September 14, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    It's never been easier to start your own (fake) band.

  • Music

    February 9, 2005

    Bouncer

    The best place to ponder the Metallica movie Some Kind of Monster: Zeitgeist, of course

  • Film

    December 22, 2004

    Leaning Sideways

    In a year when small movies came up big, picking the best was a Payne

  • Year End

    December 15, 2004

    Up From the Underworld

    This year, blood-soaked extreme metal took its rightful place in the world of heavy music.

  • Film

    July 7, 2004

    Head Trip

    Between hard rock and a safe place, Metallica finds itself

  • Film

    May 26, 2004

    Summer Film Previews

    Between hard rock and a safe place, Metallica finds itself

  • Music

    July 9, 2003

    Metallica

    St. Anger

  • Music

    June 12, 2002

    And Justice for a Few

    Metallica gets intimate

  • Music

    October 10, 2001

    House Of Tudor

    Gothic blues, creature features, and a respite for the H.E.A.R.-ing impaired

  • Music

    May 10, 2000

    Riff Raff

    Free Lars Ulrich!; New Groove; Sound Off

  • Music

    April 19, 2000

    Riff Raff

    Everything I Ever Needed to Know About the Music Business I Learned From Eddie Money, etc...

  • News

    March 8, 2000

    Night Crawler

    Suspended Adulation

  • Music

    April 28, 1999

    Fanfare for the Common Band

    Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony play the Berkeley Community Theater for two nights, and for what?

  • Music

    January 27, 1999

    Air Canada

    Behind his back, Kevin Dabbs' home-brew tape of his air drumming has drawn a growing cult in San Francisco

  • Music

    January 13, 1999

    Riff Raff

    Behind his back, Kevin Dabbs' home-brew tape of his air drumming has drawn a growing cult in San Francisco

  • Calendar

    March 4, 1998

    Night Crawler

    Behind his back, Kevin Dabbs' home-brew tape of his air drumming has drawn a growing cult in San Francisco

  • Music

    May 24, 1995

    Recordings

    Behind his back, Kevin Dabbs' home-brew tape of his air drumming has drawn a growing cult in San Francisco

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2009

    Last Night: Metallica at HP Pavillion

    ​Metallica December 12, 2009 HP Pavilion At San Jose Better than: Getting drunk with your boss at the office holiday party. Still alive and kicking out the jams more than a quarter of a century after making Kill 'Em All, Metallica doesn't really have anything left to prove. The band members are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Ex-Metallica Bassist Jason Newsted's SF Art Exhibit

    Jason Newsted's "Absenthe Won" (Acrylic, ink, dry pastel on canvas) ​ As we all learned in Some Kind of Monster, Metallica's big shredders harbor sensitive sides. The therapy doc introduced the headbanging public to the ways these dudes deviate from the hard rock tough guy st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Metallica May Be Planning (Especially) 'Theatrical' Tour

    Who you callin' theatrical?​At first, when we heard that Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich told a New Zealand newspaper that his Bay Area metal band is working on a "theatrical" new tour, were kinda confused. Did he mean a tour of smaller theaters (which would be rad, although likely impossible t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Top 5 Bands That, Unlike Weezer, Should Never Break Up -- No Matter How Bad They Get

    By now you've probably heard of Seattle resident James Burns' bid to raise $10 million to make Weezer break up. You may have also heard that, disturbingly, Burns has been the target of death threats for his brilliant idea prank. Frankly, we can see both sides here:  Weezer (apart from its new t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Metallica Might Possibly Begin Work on New Album Next Year, Maybe

    "This is boring, let's write some songs!"​After nearly two years of touring in support of the 2008 album Death Magnetic -- the return-to-form-of-sorts that followed the musical and image disaster of 2003's St. Anger -- the Bay Area's own Metallica is discussing plans to record its next album. Of c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Metallica Plans New Record That's Not Actually a New Metallica Record

    ​The latest less-than-clear-message from the Metallica camp: Cigar aficionado/lead guitarist Kirk Hammet has let slip that the band is planning to head back into the studio in May -- but not exactly to record a new Metallica record. Hammet said the new project will only take the band two weeks -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    A Ke$ha Condom, and Eight More Celebrity-Endorsed Rubbers We'd Use

    Prepare for your genitals to feel itchy, because LifeStyles is bringing out a line of Ke$ha condoms. Presumably, the front of the condom packet will have her face on it, accompanied by a catchy tagline -- something to encourage us to use such a product. Something threatening, maybe? Perhaps: "If y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Big 4 Tour: Are More U.S. Dates Likely for Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth?

    Richard HaickWide-eyed Kirk Hammet, coming soon to a major city near you?​ Pretty much since the moment we heard about the Big 4 tour, we've been wanting to see it hit the U.S. Interstate system. Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax have played dates all over Europe, so when they announced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Rick Rubin Says Metallica Is About to Record a New Album, Plans S.F. Show

    Rick Rubin: Now this is what Metallica's producer should look like.UPDATE: In more local Metallica news, a posting on the band's websit​e today indicates the band will perform at the annual Salesforce.com convention at Moscone Center on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Turns out Kirk Hammet's next-door neighbo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Hey, When Did Metallica's Lars Ulrich Turn into a Cool, Funny Guy?

    ​Over the years, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich just hasn't done a lot of things to make people like him. Let's recount: he's often an obnoxious interviewee; he pulls some of the most annoying faces in drumming history; he played a role in one of the most embarrassing music documentaries on earth, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    Don't Relieve the Hype: Watch Two New Trailers for Lou Reed and Metallica's Lulu

    Lou Reed, James Hetfield, and Lars Ulrich​ We know, we know: Another day, another hype-inflating crumb of information about Lulu, the forthcoming collaboration album between Lou Reed and Metallica. Well, today, we get two new tidbits, both in the form of videos. One is a trailer that feels mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Lou Reed and Metallica's Lulu: A First Listen

    ​ What pisses me off is not that Lou Reed is collaborating with one of the more overrated bands of my lifetime, or doing his batshit Lou Reed thing (I rather enjoy his batshit Lou Reed thing) -- it's that he hasn't made a normal record since Ecstasy, one of my favorites of that year. Animal Se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Beavis and Butt-Head Return Tonight. Here Are Six of Their Greatest Musical Insights

    They're back! The horror!​The world-at-large is bound to associate a few things with Beavis and Butt-Head: the '90s, a ballsier MTV, low-grade animation, juvenile delinquency, crude sex talk, and two idiots who loved fire, cappuccinos, and causing mayhem. Another major B&B element that should ... More >>

  • Music

    November 9, 2011

    Don't Kill Lulu: Redeeming Lou Reed and Metallica's New Album

    They're back! The horror!​The world-at-large is bound to associate a few things with Beavis and Butt-Head: the '90s, a ballsier MTV, low-grade animation, juvenile delinquency, crude sex talk, and two idiots who loved fire, cappuccinos, and causing mayhem. Another major B&B element that should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Sad But True: How the Black Album Both Made and Ruined Metallica

    ​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Metallica Kicks off Its 30th Anniversary Week with Notable Guests, Rare Songs, and Lots of Talking Can't Make It to Metallica's 30th Anniversary Concerts? Celebrate at These Shows Instead Popular music is fixated with jumping-off points, springbo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Six Signs of Metallica's Pervasive Influence on Pop Culture

    ​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Metallica Kicks off Its 30th Anniversary Week with Notable Guests, Rare Songs, and Lots of Talking Sad But True: How the Black Album Both Made and Ruined Metallica Can't Make It to Metallica's 30th Anniversary Concerts? Celebrate at These Shows In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Metallica Brings Out Lou Reed, Kid Rock, Mercyful Fate, and More as the 30th Anniversary Party Continues

    Metallica at the Fillmore Wednesday night. Notice that James Hetfield isn't wearing a shirt.​ See more of our Metallica Week coverage: Author Brian Lew on the Early Days of Metallica and the Bay Area Thrash Metal Scene Six Signs of Metallica's Pervasive Influence on Pop Culture Metallica Ki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    10 Actually Good Songs on Metallica's Despised Load and Reload Albums

    It's not that bad. Really.​ As we celebrate Metallica's 30th Anniversary, it's time to reexamine a popular mindset among critics and fans of the most enduringly popular band in metal history: Many believe that that all four of Metallica's 1980s albums were unimpeachable classics, and that afte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Metallica Turns 30 with Ozzy, Danzig, Rob Halford, and a Roomful of Fanatics

    Metallica performing with Glenn Danzig Friday night at the Fillmore.​ Metallica (plus guests) Dec. 9 and 10, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: Turning 30 alone, we're assuming. The birthday party for the biggest metal band in the world came to its finale this weekend with classic songs and surp ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2011

    Assessing Metallica After 30 Years and Four Nights at the Fillmore

    Metallica performing with Glenn Danzig Friday night at the Fillmore.​ Metallica (plus guests) Dec. 9 and 10, 2011 The Fillmore Better than: Turning 30 alone, we're assuming. The birthday party for the biggest metal band in the world came to its finale this weekend with classic songs and surp ... More >>

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